

Change Signature - CHNG_SIG.COM

NOTE: I use the words Signature and Tag line interchangeably, even
      though I shouldn't.  Technically we create a signature that
      contains a tag line.  Hey, what do you expect for stuff that's
      free!

Many EMail program will allow you to append a signature at the end.
Many times it's a menu option that allow's you to enter your signature.
Often if you look around, you may find the signature is actually kept in
a file, and the file is simply appended to the end of your EMail before
it is mailed.

If this is the case... you can use this program CHNG_SIG to change that
signature!


Three files are necessary for CHNG_SIG to run.

1) The CHNG_SIG.COM program itself.

2) The CHNG_SIG.INI file.  This file will determine how CHNG_SIG.COM will
   run.  It MUST be formatted as follows:
   LINE 1>  The filename and path of the signatures file.
   LINE 2>  Your EMail address
   LINE 3>  Your signature name.
   For example, here is my ini file.

C:\UTIL\SIGNATUR.TXT
MATT@BPROELM.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM
Matt

3) The Signature file.
   The Signature file is a file with one tag line per line.  The first
   column MUST be a space.  After the Tag line is used the first column
   will contain a smily face.

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Here is an example of what CHNG_SIG would produce:


                                         Matt   =:-O

************************************************************
            When I am right nobody remembers...
              When I am wrong nobody forgets!
              MATT@BPROELM.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM
************************************************************


To make this work with your EMail program --
   The command 'CHNG_SIG <filename>' will change the signature file.
   With my DaVenci EMail program I can run a DOS command every time I send
   an EMail message.  So I execute the program everytime I send mail.
   If your EMail program does not allow for this you can run the program
   whenever you boot-up (from AutoExec.bat).  <filename> should be the
   name of the signature file to change.

   If you Simply type 'CHNG_SIG' the text that would go to the EMail
   sig. file will go to the screen, and the Tag Line file will not be
   marked.

   The tag lines will be used only once, after use a smiley face () will
   placed in the first column.  When the program sees a smiley face in the
   first column the Tag line will not be used.  When 95% of the tag lines
   are used up (95% of the tag lines have smiley faces) The smiley faces
   will be removed.

   CHNG_SIG will format the tag line with up to 60 characters per line,
3 lines.

   I am providing my Signature file for your use.

   If you like this program, or are using it you can do two things:

   1) EMAIL me a message saying.  "Your program is a definite positively
      enlightening thing of beauty.".  And if you are a female: "I would
      like to bear your children, or at least have meaningless sex.".
      MATT@BPROELM.MHS.COMPUSERVE.COM

   2) If you work for a company that likes to spend money on silly
      frivolous software, send $25.00 (EMail me for the address).
